Bush and the polls

B. Preston over at JunkYardBlog and Bill Nienhuis at PunditGuy have provided some great insights into Bush's horrific poll numbers. I wholeheartedly echo their sentiments.

Similarly, here is my list of reasons why Bush (and, to some degree, all Republicans) has been such a miserable disappointment:

• Unfettered government spending -- Bush is worse than Democrats when it comes to spending.
• The planning and execution of the war in Iraq -- With the number of mistakes that have been made by Bush and Rumsfeld, I think we would've been better off with a coin flip on all the major decisions. At least then we would've gotten half of the decisions right.
• Harriet Myers -- What was he thinking? The conservatives have a roster of highly-qualified judges who have been sitting on the bench (double entendre) and were ready and willing to answer this call...and Bush tries to give the job to the lady down the hall?
• Cronyism -- Bush insists on giving all the country's most important jobs to his "buds". And he will stand by them no matter what. Loyalty, schmoyalty. These people have jobs to do and when they make a mess of their jobs, they need to be replaced.
• Dubai Ports Deal/Border Security -- What on earth was he thinking? And why aren't the doggone ports secured five years after 9/11? And why are the borders non-existent?
• His trade policies -- I believe in FAIR TRADE, not the free trade that Bush seems to espouse. NAFTA, which was signed by Clinton, is a disaster. It has only resulted in more jobs being sent south and more illegal immigration to our country. And then Bush goes out and insists on the passage of CAFTA and anything other AFTA he can? And then you have outsourcing of some of our best jobs to third world countries who have closed marketplaces? And his administration thinks it's a good thing for America? Is he TRYING to ruin our future?
• Illegal Immigration policies -- Let me get this straight. Bush is pandering to lawbreakers who can't vote and ignoring the overwhelming majority of his base? This issue alone may be the undoing of the Republican party as a political force.

What absolutely sickens me most of all about this is that Bush and the Republicans have it all - control of the House, the Senate, and the Presidency. They could be doing great things for our country. And they’re frittering this opportunity away with ineptness, indecision, political tone deafness, and betrayal of conservative values. If something good doesn’t happen soon, I fear that the Dems will get control of the House and/or the Senate and keep it for 4 or 8 or 12 years.

Of course, I don't know how the Dems could be much worse at this point. There's probably not a dime's difference between them and the Republicans. The whole lot of politicians in Washington is pretty much useless.